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ANY DAY NOW — The Robots in 1959

by Javier Fan / javiexmachina · javier · @javif4_

Javier Fan reimagines his automation song as a retrofuturist blues video with robot labour and an air-travel performance world.

Format
Music video
Music
javiexmachina
Year
2026
Runtime
4 min
Added
22 Oct 2026

The October 21 complete release runs approximately 4:20. The maker identifies it as a new 1959 reimagining of ANY DAY NOW, distinct from the September version quoted in the announcement.

Why this video matters

Retrofuturist styling changes how an existing automation song reads. A recurring air-travel world, metallic workers and period presentation connect a contemporary fear to an older image of technological progress. The directing task is to sustain that contrast through a song, rather than rely on one amusing robot image.

The complete original player, expanded description, maker thread, current portfolio and sampled footage were checked. The new release’s sparse description does not establish a complete model list. The September original’s 116-clip count and Suno/Midjourney/Kling/Wan account are not automatically reassigned to this version.

A same-thread reply identifies slop.cc as the tool used for this contest entry. This establishes a platform and competition context, not every underlying model or an independently measured saving. The creator’s human-direction statement remains an attributed production account.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

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New version and production context

The maker presents this as a 1959 reimagining and a Sloptoberfest entry, and identifies slop.cc in a release-thread reply. No detailed new-cut inventory, team total, cost or schedule is disclosed.

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